Bloodletting

Bloodletting is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde. Released on May 15, 1990, the album marks a shift for the band toward gothic rock. It features guest appearances by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Wall of Voodoo's Andy Prieboy. Bloodletting peaked at number 8 on the Australian ARIA Charts and was certified gold in 1990. It earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the following year. Background Concrete Blonde lead vocalist Johnette Napolitano said of the album: It was pretty miserable. It's not a happy little disc. We had a string of bad luck and [Bloodletting] was the tail end of it. A particularly bad relationship. It had never happened to me until I was 29 years old. I had a hard time getting over it. So, it's not a happy record, but I could do two things: I could make a self-indulgent record, which is what this is, or I could lock up all these songs in a closet and do something that wasn't sincere. This will never happen again, this record. Release Bloodletting was released in May 15, 1990.